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Simplified and native speakers:
Simplified example
María Patricia Navarrete Vega
Maripaz García
Fernando Rodríguez
Tomás Salcedo
Mariana Mejía
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Simplified example
María Patricia Navarrete Vega
Maripaz García
Fernando Rodríguez
Tomás Salcedo
Mariana Mejía
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Simplified Example "Hace unos años yo estudiaba en la biblioteca..." |
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María Patricia Navarrete Vega México, D.F. "En una biblioteca, yo puedo platicar un poco..." |
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Maripaz García España, Madrid "Yo estoy acostumbrada a que en las bibliotecas haya mucha gente..." |
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Fernando Rodríguez Argentina, Buenos Aires "Una de las experiencias más maravillosas que yo tuve en Estados Unidos..." |
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Tomás Salcedo Perú, Lima "Bueno en las dos, tanto en biblioteca peruana como americana..." |
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Mariana Mejía Colombia, Bogotá "Detesto las bibliotecas, en particular porque soy muy sensible al clima..." |
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Preterite tense
The preterite is one of the two simple past tenses in Spanish. It is used when the speaker wants to focus on the beginning or ending of an action in the past. For example:
The preterite for regular verbs is formed in the following manner:
The following are some of the most common irregular verbs in the preterite:
Note that these forms have no written accents. Also note that the verbs ser and ir have identical preterite forms. |
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